Microstructural evolution of slowly solidified Cu-Ti-Zr-Ni amorphous alloy

The microstructures of slowly solidified Cu-Ti-Zr-Ni bulk amorphous alloy were identified by X-ray diffractometry (XRD) and transmission electron microscope (TEM). XRD and TEM examinations show that the deep eutectic structures of the tested alloy consist of CuTi2-Cu10Zr7、Cu3Ti-CuZr、Cu3Ti-Cu10Zr7-CuZr low-order eutectics. Moreover, short-range ordering clusters in the melt with configuration similar to that of Cu10Zr7 compound may contribute to the glass forming ability of bulk amorphous Cu-Ti-Zr-Ni alloy.